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A succulent combination of pumpkin risotto and orange mousse

A succulent combination of pumpkin risotto and orange mousse
© Lena Staal / Staal & Johns

Pumpkin risotto

Main Dish
Kochbuch
Pumpkin
Toskana
Fruit
Risotto
Italienische Küche

Top chef Gaetano Trovato reveals his secret for a tasty pumpkin risotto. We present his recipe for the Tuscan "Risotto di Zucca".

Gaetano Trovato
Creative Concept: Florence Wibowo Preparation time: 75 min. + 12 hrs.

For the orange powder

Ingredients
2 Oranges, unwaxed, washed

Preparation:

  • Use a peeler to remove the outer orange peel and dry overnight in the oven with the door slightly open at 90 °C. Pulverize in a blender.

For the orange mousse

Ingredients
150 ml Orange juice
2 Gelatine leaves

Preparation:

  • Soak the gelatine in water.
  • Heat 30 ml orange juice and dissolve the squeezed out gelatine in it. Pour the remaining orange juice into the mixing bowl of a food processor and start stirring with a whisk. Increase the speed and pour in the gelatine orange juice in a thin thread. Beat for 10 minutes until an airy mixture has formed.
  • Cover and keep in the fridge until ready to use.

For the risotto

Ingredients
400 g Hokkaido pumpkin
200 g Carnaroli rice "San Massimo riserva"
60 g Butter
40 g Sage, bay leaf, thyme
2 Garlic cloves
Vegetable stock
40 g Butter
40 g Parmesan cheese
1/2 Lemon, squeezed

Preparation

  • Cut the pumpkin in half and scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Fill the halves with the butter and aromatics, place back on top of each other, wrap in aluminum foil and bake in the oven at 180 °C for 1 hour. Then remove the herbs, remove the flesh from the skin and puree finely in a blender.
  • Toast the dry carnaroli rice in a frying pan, pour in the vegetable stock, season with a little salt and simmer until just cooked. Stir in the pumpkin puree, butter and Parmesan, season with lemon juice, cover and leave to rest a little longer.

To serve

Ingredients
500 ml Kefir

Serve the risotto in deep plates; finish with the orange mousse, kefir and orange powder.

Radiant ruby red with purple reflections. A lot of ripe cherry on the discreetly ethereal nose and some violets in the background. The palate is decidedly juicy and fresh, with a...
Tuscany, Italy

Recipe from the Falstaff cookbook "The best recipes in Italy".

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